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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Dameon Pierce
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureD
The Texans landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick No. 224, a reach of 41 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Pritchett pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wilson.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

So much rides on Byron Murphy II that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 24th pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in pick No. 59 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A conviction pick on Leonard Taylor III at the 86th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in slot 87 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
A curious use of No. 122. Offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Nehemiah Pritchett did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No drama and no debate, Johnny Wilson went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They reached into another round for Eyabi Okie-Anoma, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 238 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at slot 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.